CONSULTANT - SOFTWARE ENGINEER/ELEARNING EXPERT

Location : Brussels, BELGIUM

Application Deadline : 25-Mar-15

Additional Category

Management

Type of Contract : Individual Contract

Post Level : International Consultant

Languages Required : English

Starting Date : (date when the selected candidate is expected to start)

01-Apr-2015

Duration of Initial Contract : 42 days

Background

The AGORA Portal for Parliamentary Development ( www.agora-parl.org) is an interactive knowledge hub that seeks to help parliamentarians, parliamentary staff and development practitioners access information, seek advice, and share and develop knowledge. The AGORA partnership is jointly managed by UNDP, the World Bank Group, International IDEA and the National Democratic Institute, and is fully operational in English, French and Arabic.

AGORA ( www.agora-parl.org) has been engaged to develop dedicated knowledge materials for the EU-funded Pro-PALOP-TL ISC project, which aims to strengthen the capacity of Supreme Audit Institutions, national parliaments and civil society in the Portuguese speaking states of PALOP and Timor-Leste. This includes the launch of a second e-learning module on the AGORA e-learning platform. The course will focus on external control and legislative oversight of public expenditure in the PALOP and Timor-Leste, drawing on the information and feedback shared at the High-Level seminar organized in Cabo Verde in March 2015. It will be developed as a sustainable capacity-building tool to be used by parliaments, audit institutions and other relevant actors across the PALOP states and Timor-Leste. This course will be made available in Portuguese to ensure maximum outreach to stakeholders, and official accreditation will be awarded to those who complete the course successfully.

To develop this e-learning course, AGORA is looking to engage the services of a software developer and e-learning expert. The course is to be developed on the existing AGORA e-learning Portal at learn.agora-parl.org.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Create storyboards and designs for eLearning tools based on content provided by the AGORA team, with the support of the Pro-PALOP TL ISC team, on legislative financial oversight and Supreme Audit Institutions;
• Technical implementation of online eLearning courses, accessible to the major desktop and mobile platform and providing basic content management functionalities;
• Setup and technical maintenance of the LMS (learning management system) for this course.

Deliverables:

• Storyboarding of Agora eLearning course - 10 working days;
• Development of Agora eLearning course - 30 working days;
• Setup and maintenance of the LMS - 2 working days.

Competencies

• Demonstrates integrity by modelling the UN's values and ethical standards;
• Promotes the vision, mission and strategic goals of the UN system;
• Displays cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability;
• In-depth knowledge of object oriented programming;
• Attention to detail;
• Ability to work in a team and to communicate in a clear fashion;
• Good communication and interpersonal skills, ability to foster networks and partnerships;
• Preferably have a creative/multimedia background.

Required Skills and Experience

Education:

• Minimum BA (or related Diploma) in Information Technology/Computer Science, Multimedia, or related field.

Experience:

• Minimum 5 years of work experience in developing web applications including eLearning tools;
• Experience in front-end web development, server-side scripting, database systems and software architecture patterns;
• Experience with designing, storyboarding and implementing eLearning applications;
• Strong knowledge of server-side scripting technologies like PHP (prefered), Ruby or Python;
• Sound knowledge of JavaScript, HTML, ActionScript, CSS and XML;
• Experience with LMS and CMS;
• Experience with database systems (MySQL and PostgreSQL);
• Good knowledge of software architecture patterns (MVC and ORM);
• Use of version control system (Git preferably);
• Experience in video, sound and animation techniques;
• Experience in software testing is a plus;
• Experience in graphical design, Photoshop, Illustrator and video production is a plus;
• Experience with Linux server environments is a plus;
• Experience/familiarity with the UN system is an asset.

Language Requirements:

• Fluency in English, essential.
• Knowledge of another UNDP official language an asset.

Evaluation of Applicants

Individual consultants will be evaluated based on a cumulative analysis taking into consideration the combination of the applicants' qualifications and financial proposal.

The award of the contract should be made to the individual consultant whose offer has been evaluated and determined as:

• Responsive/compliant/acceptable; and
• Having received the highest score out of a pre-determined set of weighted technical (desk reviews based on cv) and financial criteria specific to the solicitation.

Only the highest ranked candidates who would be found qualified for the job will be considered for the Financial Evaluation.

Technical Criteria - 70% of total evaluation

Financial Criteria - 30% of total evaluation.

Application procedures

Qualified candidates are requested to apply online via this website. The application should contain:

• CV;
• Financial Proposal- Costs related to missions will be paid separately as per UNDP rules and regulations;
• Incomplete applications will not be considered. Please make sure you have provided all requested materials.
• Please note that UNDP jobsite system allows only one uploading of application document, so please make sure that you merge all your documents into one single file.
• Please note that the financial proposal is all-inclusive and shall take into account various expenses incurred by the consultant/contractor during the contract period (e.g. fee, health insurance, vaccination and any other relevant expenses related to the performance of services...).

Payments will be made only upon confirmation of UNDP on delivering on the contract obligations in a satisfactory manner.

Individual Consultants are responsible for ensuring they have vaccinations/inoculations when travelling to certain countries, as designated by the UN Medical Director. Consultants are also required to comply with the UN security directives set forth under dss.un.org

General Terms and conditions as well as other related documents can be found under: on.undp.org/t7fJs.

Qualified women and members of minorities are encouraged to apply.

Due to large number of applications we receive, we are able to inform only the successful candidates about the outcome or status of the selection process.

UNDP is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender, nationality and culture. Individuals from minority groups, indigenous groups and persons with disabilities are equally encouraged to apply. All applications will be treated with the strictest confidence.

Application Information: http://jobs.undp.org/cj_view_job.cfm?cur_job_id=54898